Faucet.



UNTTED STATES PATEN T QFFTQEE,

CLERFE AYO, or BOWIE, LOUISIANA.

FAUCET.

Application filed December 30, 1908.-

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLERFJ J AYo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bowie, 1n

the parish of Lafourche and State of Louisi- I ana, have invented a new and useful Faucet, of which the following is a specification.

The faucet which is the subject of the present invention is intended, primarily, for use in connection with barrels or tanks, and the object of the invention is to provide a faucet of this kind which is simple in structure, and which efi'ectually serves to shut off the liquid or other contents of the barrel or tank.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved valve structure, and also one which is readily accessible, thus enabling the valve and its seat to be easily and quickly repaired.

The invention also has for its object cer tain improvements in the body of the faucet, whereby it may be readily connected to the barrel or tank.

Vith the foregoing objects in view, as well as others which will be apparent when the invention is better understood, the same consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the drawings hereto annexed, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the faucet; Fig. 2 a longitudinal sectional View thereof.

The body of the faucet comprises a barrel 5, and a head 6, provided with a chamber 7, communicating with the bore 8 of the barrel, and having on one side a threaded opening into which is screwed a discharge spout 9, which communicates with the chamber 7.

The barrel comprises end sections 10 and 11, respectively, of diflerentdiameters, and an intermediate, tapered and threaded section 12. The section 10 has a reduced threaded end 13, which screws into a threaded counterbore of the chamber 7. The threaded section 12 is for the purpose of connecting the faucet to the barrel or tank, it being screwed into an opening therein. By this means a simple and convenient connection with the barrel or tank is made.

The outer end of the section 11 is flat and carefully ground perfectly smooth to form a valve seat. Said valve seat is provided with a central opening 14 and a series of openings 15 surrounding the same. The first mentioned opening receives the stem 16 of a valve 17, which is engageable with the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910. Serial No. 469,921.

seat hereinbefore referred to. The valve is a disk having its face ground perfectly smooth so as to make a tight joint with the seat.

threaded opening made in the end of the head 6, and said stem projects from said head and has its end fitted with a handwheel 20, whereby it is actuated to operate the valve, it being understood that when the valve stem is rotated it will be given a longitudinal movement by the threads 19, and which movement of the stem serves to seat or unseat the valve.

The outer end of the head is formed with an angular portion 21, to which a wrench may be applied when the faucet is screwed into the barrel or tank.

It will be seen, from the foregoing, that I have provided a faucet which is simple in structure, and in which the valve is so arranged that it is readily accessible for repair, and the various parts constituting the faucet may be readily assembled, and the VElVe structure results in an effective shuto The faucet drains itself when closed, which, together with the fact that it extends into the tank, makes it non-freezable.

What is claimed is In a faucet, a body comprising a barrel and a hollow head, the head and barrel being separably connected, and the head having a threaded opening at one end, and a threaded counterbore at the opposite end, and an outlet between said ends, and the barrel having end sections of different diameters, and an intermediate threaded and tapering portion, one of said end sections having a reduced threaded portion screwing into the aforesaid counterbore, and the other section having an exterior valve seat formed with a central opening and a plurality of openings therearound, a valve comprising a disk having a ground face engageable with the seat, and

l l l with the threads of the la st-nientioned open- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my s1gnature in the presence of two witnesses.

\Vitnesses SIMON ABRAHAM SIMON KALM.

CLERFE AYO 

